An Evaluation of the Effects of Effort on Resistance to Change
Description:
Behavioral momentum theory (BMT) has become a prominent method of studying the effects of reinforcement on operant behavior. BMT represents a departure from the Skinnerian tradition in that it identifies the strength of responding with its resistance to change. Like in many other operant research paradigms, however, responses are considered to be momentary phenomena and so little attention has been paid to non-rate dimensions of responding. The current study takes up the question of whether or …
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Date:
December 2016
Creator:
Foss, Erica K.
Partner:
UNT Libraries